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About Paula Abdul
Paula
Abdul was born June 19, 1962 in San Fernando, California. She began taking
dancing classes at the age of eight and was the head of her cheerleader squad
and class president her senior year at Van Nuys High School. After
starting college she dropped out to join the LA Lakers cheerleaders where she
became the head cheerleader and choreographer. She was recruited by The
Jacksons to choreograph their 1984 "Torture" video which lead to a
long line of other video choreography jobs. In 1988 she released her first
album "Forever Your Girl" with the single "Straight Up" that
launched her into stardom. In 2002 she became a judge on the
astronomically successful American
Idol show constantly debating her nemesis Simon
Cowell. In 2007 a reality show starring Paula called Hey
Paula debuted on Bravo Network.